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Gary Edwards: Frankly, I have no sympathy for this woman. I was brought up (and brought my child up in the same manner) to respect the environment and not to drop litter, and my daughter certainly would never have done such a thing.

I'm glad to see that the police are taking action against such anti-social behaviour, which can actually be extremely dangerous.

As a motorcyclist I have previously been hit by a cigarette tossed from a car window and spent a few seconds frantically trying to remove the cigarette from my lap.

It seems that selfish people are being punished for a selfish act, so well done to the vigilant police officer.

Chris McGrath, Sutton Avenue, Coventry: At last someone is doing something about litter. The child concerned has obviously not been taught by her parents not to throw litter or she wouldn't have done it.

I'm all for making people responsible for their actions and in this case the child's parents for not teaching her right from wrong.

Of course they should be fined.

Can you imagine what our streets would be like if everyone threw their litter in the street?

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Jill Mullen, Astill Drive, Coventry: I couldn't believe it when I saw that Mrs Coldrick didn't know the fine system was in operation.

In fact I thought the original fine policy was still in operation and had often wondered why it wasn't enforced.

Emma, Oxendon Way, Coventry: This fine is perfect I hope it makes her teach her Granddaughter some manners.

Children should learn they should not dump litter but they will only learn by example. I wonder who's example Kiah was following to think that is was acceptable to throw litter from a car?

Christopher Claxton, Cannon Hill Road, Coventry: How disgusting that a grown woman (Mrs. Coldrick) did not even realise the child was littering!

She should be as much ashamed as her grandchild, if not more.

I praise the policeman who caught them and hope the force will catch many more insolent people such as these.

Stephen Quinn, Mililani, Hawaii, USA: I find it interesting that Mrs Coldrick should be labelled as the victim in this incident.

Perhaps the police force could do a better job of informing the general public of their various campaigns, but does this really make that much of a difference?

Surely any responsible adult should know that littering is not acceptable. I applaud the police for taking strong measures and tackling those that refuse to play their part in keeping our streets clean.

Perhaps if this happens more frequently, we will reach a point where people start to teach their children that this is anti-social behaviour.

Peter Loew, Binley Road, Coventry: Mrs Coldrick has no right to feel morally wronged. Quite honestly I think that Kiah should be made to pay the fine herself from whatever pocket money she might receive.

That would certainly put an end to her crisp-buying days for a while.

Children and adults alike need to understand that people must take responsibility for their actions and that littering is wrong and environmentally unsound.

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Michael, Batsford Road, Coventry: Well done that policeman. Now go after the other filthy litterbugs that plague the streets of Coventry.

Dave, Coventry: Morally wrong! I suppose it is wrong not to want to live in a dump. What chance has that little girl got when her grandparent thinks throwing crisp packets onto the floor is acceptable?

As for warning the public I imagine that most of us already know that dropping litter is wrong and not just because of the fine.

M Tallis, Coventry: Littering is littering, regardless of the type or amount. If Britain is to become clean again all littering must be stopped and fines should help to stop this.

Myra Rowe, Middlemarch Road, Coventry: Hope this happens to more people, they will soon get the message. People of Coventry should be proud of their city and try and keep it litter free.

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Abigail, White Oak Circle, Kissimmee, Florida, USA: Having been brought up in Coventry and now living in the USA I am appalled that people in England still think it is right to throw litter out of car windows.

Do they not have any respect for the environment? Here in the USA it is an automatic fine...why do people want to 'trash' their own City?

Patrick Kelly, Perth, Western Australia: I can't get over the lady who while out driving with her granddaughter, allowed the child to wind her window down and watched her throw an empty crisp packet out of the window.

Don't get me wrong, it's not the fact that the child actually did this that I find hard to believe, I find it very easy to believe that this incident occurred.

The part I find hard to get my head around is that the granny claims it was morally wrong for the off-duty policeman to hit her with an on-the-spot fine.

It's almost laughable.

At the age of seven, Kiah should have been taught a long time ago that littering is a no-no.

She would perhaps benefit from opening a dictionary and looking up the word litter, oh and while you have the dictionary open Kiah, show your granny the word morality.

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Steve, Gestridge Road, Newton Abbot, Devon: Well done that policeman on booking the litterbug. Now can he go after the unsociable people who ride their bicycles at night without lights and don't obey the Highway Code.

Jon: Glad to hear the odd person is finally getting fined for this inconsiderate and harmful behaviour. If only more people got caught. It's interesting to see that the person in question thinks it is immoral for her to get a fine but doesn't think the same about throwing her mess everywhere and helping to destroy the eco system.

Pete: Totally agree with the fine. None of my kids would have dreamed of chucking litter out of the car window because I taught them not to. Just as my parents taught me.

Richard M, Daventry Road, Coventry: If the Lady in question took it upon herself to pick up some litter from time to time then maybe she would not only compensate for the mess left as a result of her families less than desirable behaviour but also create a better environment for everyone. Though I rather suspect from the original story that she might regard caring for the environment as being somebody else's responsibility!

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Kate Webb, Tennyson Road, Coventry: Too right! About time people were made responsible for their litter. Would it have taken much to keep hold of the crisp packet and put it in a bin upon leaving the car?People have too little respect for our countryside and it is good to see that someone is doing something to try to help sort this out!

Ian, Rugby: What a very silly lady Mrs Coldrick is if she think she has been wronged. Littering is littering no matter what the situation is. All credit to the policeman for fining her and not letting her off with just a warning. Lets hope Kiah and her parents have learnt a lesson from this episode - throw your litter in the bin.

C Swinnerton, Grasmere Avenue, Coventry: It's good that the law is taking the litter problem seriously. One thing did bother me though - your article states the lady had to borrow the money from her granddaughter's father to pay the fine - surely the parents - not the grandparents - should pay for their children's misdeeds? I sincerely hope the child's father refrains from insisting his daughter's grandmother pay him back!

Cynthia Farrell, Othello Avenue, Warwick: Kiah and her granny should be ashamed of themselves for being litterbugs and should be grateful it wasn't me behind them! Whenever I see anyone throw litter from their vehicle I ALWAYS report them to the council, having taken note of make, model AND registration number.if the vehicle in question is a commercial one, I give the name of the firm to the council too. I've done so several times before and will continue to do so until people like Kiah and her grandmother stop littering our countryside.

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Emma Richards, Longdown Drive, Weston-super-Mare: I first saw this when I was visiting family at the weekend and was astounded by the journalist's comment "as any child would do" ... so journalists working for the CET now think it's acceptable to allow children to litter? I'm so glad that the policeman was following so that something could shock this entire family into accepting its public duty of keeping their city tidy!